# Advancing Health Disparities Research in Aging: The Aging Research in Criminal Justice & Health (ARCH) Network

> **NIH NIH R24** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2022 · $84,939

## Abstract

Abstract
Over the last decade, U.S. prisons have experienced a 300% increase in people aged 55 or older. Research to
understand the life course experiences and drivers of later life health disparities in this population is in its
infancy. Despite the stark overrepresentation of people of racial or ethnic minority groups in the prison and jail
population, research about the racial/ethnic health disparities that might be present in this population is limited.
The ARCH Network was developed to bring together national researchers dedicated to studying the
experiences of criminal justice-involved older adults and the drivers of later life health disparities in this
population and to support researchers in developing innovative research questions and methodologies to
advance this nascent field. The COVID-19 pandemic has only further highlighted the need for community-
driven research on the health needs of incarcerated older adults. We propose an administrative supplement to
support a Black early career investigator in conducting the critical foundational work needed to understand how
incarcerated older adults, their loved ones, and their healthcare providers want to be engaged in research
design and analysis. We will use that information to create an “Inside-Outside” Community Advisory Board
(CAB) comprised of people who are in prison and in the community and work with the CAB to design a
program of research in this area. The research and training proposed in this application will provide
foundational knowledge to advance both the career of the diversity supplement candidate and the field of
correctional health and aging.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10463377
- **Project number:** 3R24AG065175-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** BRIE A WILLIAMS
- **Activity code:** R24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $84,939
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-09-30 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10463377

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10463377, Advancing Health Disparities Research in Aging: The Aging Research in Criminal Justice & Health (ARCH) Network (3R24AG065175-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10463377. Licensed CC0.

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